CVE-2015-2502
Microsoft Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 4 May 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, aka "Memory Corruption Vulnerability," as exploited in the wild in August 2015.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 51.00% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Listed 13 April 2022 · due 4 May 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 51.0% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2502
References
- http://twitter.com/Laughing_Mantis/statuses/633839231840841728Exploit
- http://twitter.com/Laughing_Mantis/statuses/633839771865886721Press/Media Coverage
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76403Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033317Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-issues-emergency-patch-critical-ie-flaw-exploited-wildPress/Media Coverage
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-093Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://twitter.com/Laughing_Mantis/statuses/633839231840841728Exploit
- http://twitter.com/Laughing_Mantis/statuses/633839771865886721Press/Media Coverage
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76403Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033317Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-issues-emergency-patch-critical-ie-flaw-exploited-wildPress/Media Coverage
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-093Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-2502US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.